How
Do Latitude and Longitude Coordinates Help Us See Patterns on Earth?

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Sea
Surface Temperatures

The temperature of the surface of the sea varies from
place to place across Earth. The data table below shows
sea surface temperatures (SST) for various locations
around the world on March 2, 2001.

! Scan
the data table. Look for any obvious relationships you
can find between sea surface temperature and location.
You will return to these data later, so spend only a
little time looking for patterns.